Ch 4D - Airspace

Question 1

Class G airspace and ATC

Answer 1

ATC does not exercise control of air traffic in uncontrolled (class G) airspace

Question 2

Class G airspace typically extends from

Answer 2

the surface to 700 or 1,200 feet AGL (sometimes 14,500 ft AGL)

Question 3

A transponder is

Answer 3

an electronic device that enhances your aircrafts identity on an ATC radar screen

Question 4

FAR’s require that you have an operating 4,096-code transponder with

Answer 4

Mode C capability when flying at or above 10,000 ft MSL (excluding airspace at and below 2,500 ft AGL) in Class A, B, within 30 nautical miles of B primary airports and in and above C

Question 5

Communication requirements in Class E

Answer 5

no com requirements, but can request traffic advisory services that ATC provides on a work-load permitting basis

Question 6

Federal or victor airways

Answer 6

in class E airspace, are usually 8 nm wide, begin at 1,200 ft AGL and extend up to but not including 18,000 ft MSL

Question 7

Prior to entering Class D airspace

Answer 7

must establish two-way radio com with the tower and maintain radio contact during all operations to, from, or on that airport

Question 8

Prior to entering class C airspace

Answer 8

you must establish two-way com with ATC and maintain com while operating within that airspace, ATC provides radar service to all IFR and VFR aircraft

Question 9

Class B airspace displayed

Answer 9

major airports, has different levels portrayed as a series of interconnected circular patterns around the airport

Question 10

Prior to entering Class B

Answer 10

you are required to obtain clearance from ATC

Question 11

Operating in Class B

Answer 11

must be at least a private pilot or a student pilot with the appropriate logbook endorsement

Question 12

VFR in or around Class B

Answer 12

VFR terminal area charts will help significantly with orientation and navigation

Question 13

VFR flyway planning charts

Answer 13

published on the reverse side of some VFR terminal charts, show VFR routes for transitioning around, under, and through class B airspace

Question 14

Class A

Answer 14

18,000 ft MSL to FL600, you must be instrument rated, and your aircraft must be transponder equipped, operated under and IFR flight plan, and controlled by ATC, altimeter must be set to 29.92 in Hg

Question 15

A special VFR clearance must be obtained from

Answer 15

ATC to operate within the surface areas of Class B, C, D, or E when the ground visibility is less than 3 SM and the cloud ceiling is less than 1,000 ft AGL

Question 16

FAA aircraft speed restrictions

Answer 16

at airspace of lower alt, especially in the vicinity of airports

Question 17

Alert areas

Answer 17

on aeronautical charts, inform of parachute jumping, glider towing, or high concentrations of student pilots

Question 18

MOA

Answer 18

Military operations areas, military training and other military maneuvers conducted

Question 19

Warning areas

Answer 19

extend 3 NM outward from the coast of the US and contain activity that may be hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft

Question 20

Restricted areas

Answer 20

often have invisible hazards, artillery firing/aerial gunnery/guided missiles, permission to fly must be granted by the controlling agency

Question 21

Prohibited areas

Answer 21

established for security, flight prohibited

Question 22

Controlled firing area

Answer 22

activities discontinued when aircraft might be approaching the area

Question 23

Local airport advisory area

Answer 23

extends 10 SM from airports in Alaska where there is an FSS located on the field and no operating control tower

Question 24

MTR’s

Answer 24

Military training routes, established below 10,000 ft MSL for operations at speeds in excess of 250 kts

Question 25

Temporary flight restrictions

Answer 25

imposed by FAA to protect persons or property on the surface or in the air from a specific hazard or situation

Question 26

Emergency air traffic rules

Answer 26

established by the FAA immediatley after determining that, without such action, the air traffic control system could not operate at the required level of safety and efficiency

Question 27

ADIZ’s

Answer 27

Air defense identification zones are established to facilitate identification of aircraft in the vicinity of US international airspace boundaries

Question 28

Security related restricted airspace (TFR)

Answer 28

created in sensitive areas to protect persons or objects on the ground from general aviation, normally published as temporary flight restrictions (TFR)

Question 29

Presidential TFR’s

Answer 29

Temporary flight restrictions, prohibit all flight training activity within 30 miles of the president and create 10 mile radius no fly zones that ban almost all general aviation activity

Question 30

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area

Answer 30

requires pilots to be in contact with ATC and squawking a discrete transponder code within 30 NM of DCA VOR up to 18,000 ft MSL, in the flight restrcited zone of 13-15 miles from DCA VOR general aviation is prohibited

Question 31

Intercepted

Answer 31

rock wings and flash nav lights, tell ATC, if not in contact with ATC squawk 7700 and listen to emergency frequency 121.5 MHz, follow

Question 32

VFR weather mins for G

Answer 32

1,200 ft AGL or less or below 10,000 ft MSL - day 1 SM vis and clear of clouds, night 3 SM vis and 500 ft below 1,000 ft above 2,000 ft horizontal clouds
At or above 10,000 ft MSL - 5 SM vis, 1,000 ft above and below 1 SM horizontal of clouds

Question 33

When climbing or descending VFR along an airway

Answer 33

execute gentle banks left and right for continuous scanning of the airspace

Question 34

VFR weather mins for E

Answer 34

Below 10,000 ft MSL - vis 3 SM, 500 ft below 1,000 ft above 2,000 ft horizontal of clouds
At or above 10,000 ft MSL - vis 5 SM, 1,000 ft above and below 1 SM horizontal of clouds

Question 35

Airspace at an airport with a part-time control tower is classified as

Answer 35

Class D airspace only when the associated tower is in operation

Question 36

VFR weather mins for D

Answer 36

vis 3 SM, 500 ft below 1,000 ft above 2,000 ft horizontal of clouds

Question 37

VFR weather mins for C

Answer 37

vis 3 SM, 500 ft below 1,000 ft above 2,000 ft horizontal of clouds

Question 38

VFR weather mins for B

Answer 38

vis 3 SM, clear of clouds

Question 39

NO SVFR

Answer 39

included with airport data on sectional chart indicated that special VFR clearances are no issued to fixed wing aircraft

Question 40

Scud running

Answer 40

when pilot pushes their capabilities trying to maintain visual contact with terrain in low visibility